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Medill Reports Chicago •

WATCH: Road to the three-peat: South Side team prepares for another Unified Special Olympics State Basketball Championship - Medill Reports Chicago

By Will McLernon
Medill Reports
High school basketball players from Southside Occupational Academy and De La Salle Institute in Bronzeville play together for Southside Unified. The squad — made up of athletes with and without intellectual disabilities — won back-to-back Unified Special Olympics State Basketball Championships in 2023 and 2024, and went to their third-straight state tournament in March, which they also won. See their preparation for the three-peat and the relationships that have b...
Medill Reports Chicago •

From Nazareth to NFL: CJ West looks to make impact with San Francisco 49ers - Medill Reports Chicago

By Will McLernon
Medill Reports
At Nazareth Academy, CJ West didn’t just wreak havoc on the football field as he helped lead the Roadrunners to the 2018 Illinois 7A state championship; the 6-foot-1, 316-pound defensive tackle also wowed crowds on stage with his voice in the Catholic school’s musicals.
“It really helped me step out of my comfort zone,” West said about playing Moonface Martin in the musical “Anything Goes” and Kristoff in “Frozen.” “Your voice is really powerful depending on how y...
The Arizona Republic •

Last of his qualifier breed, Will Chandler had one wild week at the WM Phoenix Open

Will Chandler played himself one wild and long week of golf. From competing in the WM Phoenix Open’s last-ever Monday qualifier to earning a coveted spot in the tournament — where he finished tied for sixth in just his third PGA Tour event — the 27-year-old underdog found himself walking down the 18th fairway on Sunday with the world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler.The University of Georgia alum described his first three days of competition as a football-like environment, so the final rou...

A little bit about me.

I’m a multimedia journalist with two and a half years of professional experience working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where I had more than 190 bylines in addition to regularly contributing to TV and radio programming. Currently, I’m completing my Master’s degree at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism specializing in Sports Media. Some highlights have been covering the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, Chicago high school sports and working on a documentary about some of the city's up-and-coming track stars . Once I graduate, I'm hoping to make the leap in to the world of documentary filmmaking.

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